(CINEMA MUSEUM) Recommended Program! Art Short Film Program
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia holds a tie-up event with Tokyo International Film Festival each fall, with the aim of spreading the word about short film and supporting up-and-coming filmmakers. This year we will screen 6 programs, including the SSFF & ASIA 2015 Grand Prix winner and a selection of short films on the theme of art. In addition, there will be a workshop for creators and other events to look forward to.
Staff will be introducing recommended events and screenings in the run up to the festival ♪
This time it is the Art Short Film Program
This “art” themed program includes “OBEY,” a film about the famed street artist Shepard Fairey, who designed an iconic graphic of President Barack Obama. It also features the animation “Kiki of Montparnasse,” which tells the story of Kiki, a creator and invaluable muse for artists of the early 20th-century avant-garde.
“OBEY THE GIANT – The Shepard Fairey Story”
Synopsis:Based on the true story of Shepard Fairey’s first act of street art, this film shows how the young skate punk took on a big-city mayor and an art institution. Frustrated by his inability to gain respect at art school, Shepard sets out to gain notoriety by targeting the former mayor of Providence.
Hokusai – An Animated Sketchbook
Synopsis:This is an animated film by a British director inspired to create a sketch book based on the works of Katsushika Hokusai – a Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker from the Edo era who continues to have a tremendous impact on the art world today.